follow you down
buck & eddie on the elevator | 5.7k | rated m | blood warning | canonical NDE
“Eddie?” he asks. His heart may have stopped alongside the elevator. He feels like a little boy. A child looking up to Eddie for guidance, no better at processing fear than he was the first time he pitched over the handlebars of his bike. He's in free fall, tumbling ass over head as Eddie's legs give out and they sink to the floor together.
“Hey, Buck,” Eddie manages to choke out. “Fancy seeing you here.”
Because they went down together, entangled, Buck is half crouching, suspended awkwardly over Eddie's body, holding him in a sick approximation of a hug. The problem is obvious: Eddie has a hand clutched to his side, and that hand is covered in blood.
The elevator has emergency lights, but they aren't bright. Not nearly as well lit as your average hospital room. But Buck can see enough to know this is bad. And the elevator is well and truly stuck, an E flashing on the display that Buck has seen plenty in his career. Usually while coming into an elevator from the top. Never while trapped himself. They aren't getting out of here without help.
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